This tree really reminds me of these guys from Sesame Street. Video at bottom
Happy rock loves the view
Hey everyone. Blogger have updated their admin console and with it, it seems they've broken the way scheduled updates work. This explains why the blog hasn't been updating daily, for the past week. I'm hoping they'll fix it soon. In the meantime, things may run a little irregularly. Love, Jody. x
Congratulations to Mark Schumann, Editor in Chief of Word on the Street , Vanessa Borotz, a Coordinator of the “Faces of Homelessness” Speakers’ Bureau & John Devecka from WLOY for their appearance on Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast. The show which debuted on 4/18/12 can be heard @
http://www.wypr.org/podcast/4-18-12-maryland-morning-sheilah-kast
THE HOMELESS VET
You see me but you will never take the time to know me.
You view me as a problem.
I assure you I'm not.
I'm just a homeless vet that this nation's forgot.
I marched into gunfire for our freedom.
I did three tours to come back to a country that doesn't recognize me anymore.
I'd give my left arm if was still there for some MREs and to be out of this wheelchair.
Soup kitchen food ain’t doing it for me.
What's happened to my liberty?
People used to stop and salute me.
Now they just stare at my unshaven face and second hand clothes.
My future as a soldier was certain.
Kill or be killed.
I watched my friends get blown to bits before my eyes.
How is this justified?
Uncle Sam was all I knew.
I gave it all I had for the red, white and blue.
How can I possibly relate to you?
Even now I fight, but it's a different kind of war.
I fight so men like me aren't looked down upon so much anymore.
As long as I can speak or write with my one good arm, I have a voice.
I've made my choice.
As long as I have my mind, I'll keep fighting for the rights of my compatriots until I die.
By: Bonnie Lane
The Maryland chapter of BBYO, a Jewish youth and teen community, held a conference of 650 teens from different states in the area this weekend and invited the “Faces of Homelessness” Speakers’ Bureau to present two sessions. The Speakers’ Bureau presented to about 120-150 youth and received an overwhelmingly positive response. Issues touched upon include the causes of homelessness, the large number of veterans experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, health care, and LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness.
Congratulations to Rita Williams from Project PLASE & James Crawford Jr. from B’More Housing for All & Healthcare for the Homeless, on a great presentation!
(Photos to follow)
On Friday, March 23rd, St. Francis of Assisi School & the Better World Club held a coffeehouse to raise awareness of social issues in Baltimore
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